Irish Boys Return Of The Inferno With The Spectra 180's

irishboy

irishboy

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hippy132 said:
Ok, I raised them as high as I can. What happens as they grow, the tent is limited as it is only 8 ft high, what if I turn one off until they are ready to flower and try to top them and keep them shorter?



Ok, I wondered about that since I had talked to Mike and he said we were all getting the new ones with the glass removed. Are the V2 the lites that you are describing and using or the note you posted from Mike was referring to Lites - V3 that no one has??
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8' is a bit much. start out around 4' and let the sit for a few days since their young and after about 3-4 days work them down to about .5" every day and once you hit around 30" let them grow into the lights. these lights will drive/push ur plants hard so the lower you go i believe to think the more K you need.

the v2 are what i have right now. the v3 are what have the glass down and are not as strong. i am going to use those for we can see how they work but i am keeping the strong ones because i have head room and like the idea of the bigger foot print for less watts. all i can say is these are no joke and strong if you dont respect them they can fry ur plants! less is more! now the V3 i am getting should be just like the older grows i did and i should be able to keep them much closer like 15" but thats because their not powered as high as the ones i have right now.
stoneyluv said:
8 feet is plenty. I don't even have that much room. Irish is right though man, keep them high and slowly lower them every couple days if ya want. mine are at 34" away from the tops now and my floor is still bright as can be, so penetration is just fine that far away.


can't wait to see those afgooy!!
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on point my friend.. ill get some pics for you guys latter been buy right now but i have to feed so ill snap a few.
 
irishboy

irishboy

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heres my girls! living life to the fullest and staying sexy green.. i am very happy with them even in the crazy hot temps i have.

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stoneyluv

stoneyluv

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they look great dude!! they have lots of side branching to. Is there a reason the two in the middle are so much bigger? is the light in the center or something?

how is the bottom feeding workin out?
 
irishboy

irishboy

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stoneyluv said:
they look great dude!! they have lots of side branching to. Is there a reason the two in the middle are so much bigger? is the light in the center or something?

how is the bottom feeding workin out?
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thanks bro! the two in the middle were always bigger from the start right when i got them. the others were runts, so that the reason.

i just bottom fed right now and got it dialed in now i think? i have to wait until latter once they wick. but so far i love it and its as simple as it gets and its a great way to go for a bigger garden, just push a button and ur done feeding.lol
 
hippy132

hippy132

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Dday 4 - doing great at 4 foot


irishboy said:
8' is a bit much. start out around 4' and let the sit for a few days since their young and after about 3-4 days work them down to about .5" every day and once you hit around 30" let them grow into the lights. these lights will drive/push ur plants hard so the lower you go i believe to think the more K you need.

the v2 are what i have right now. the v3 are what have the glass down and are not as strong. i am going to use those for we can see how they work but i am keeping the strong ones because i have head room and like the idea of the bigger foot print for less watts. all i can say is these are no joke and strong if you dont respect them they can fry ur plants! less is more! now the V3 i am getting should be just like the older grows i did and i should be able to keep them much closer like 15" but thats because their not powered as high as the ones i have right now.


on point my friend.. ill get some pics for you guys latter been buy right now but i have to feed so ill snap a few.
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stoneyluv

stoneyluv

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That's a great way to put a twist on it!! rep for the smile!!! and made it big just cuz it deserved it!!

do you have a thread where you post that everyday? you should, I'd sub.

 
irishboy

irishboy

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heres the side x side pics. the V3 is on the left (150w) the V2 is on the right (180w). the V3 for less watts are a little less brighter but its hard to tell, they have a more cleaner color like a HID TV, thinking from the glass out and the 120 degree white leds now blending things more. spectrum is a little different like the 2010's were in a way but these have more white. foot print is a little bigger on the V3's thinking maybe from the 120 degree whites? still penetrate just as good from what i could see side x side. theirs no glass and some weird coating protecting the board.

i will be flowering this Sunday i am thinking? we will see soon.

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stoneyluv

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so I am to assume that the less watts is driven at a lower potential of the diodes. will this make them last a little longer on the light degradation?
 
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BlazedMonkey

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Hey stoney and irish, most LED panels ive seen are rated to last about 50,000ish hours. Any thoughts on the accuracy of these statements?
Also like HPS would the bulb start to become less efficient with age and output less light?

Just curious if you have any experience, or knowledge with this :P
 
stoneyluv

stoneyluv

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BlazedMonkey said:
Hey stoney and irish, most LED panels ive seen are rated to last about 50,000ish hours. Any thoughts on the accuracy of these statements?
Also like HPS would the bulb start to become less efficient with age and output less light?

Just curious if you have any experience, or knowledge with this :P
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I haven't owned mine long enough to say for sure on the 50K but i believe it. I bet they would even exceed that time.

and yes even diodes slowly lose effecncy and brightness over time. it's at a much slower rate than HID's and CFL's but they do degrade over time.

fartman said:
View attachment 1779311View attachment 1779310do you know why my plants yellowing around bud sites and how to fix it?
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that looks just like the issue i was having.... give them more nutes. don't go overboard but increase them a little. I ended up switching to an all purpose 20-20-20 nute. I'm not saying that you should bo this, I'm sure more P and K would help just fine and more bloom nutes could fix your problem.

as Irish has said many times, these ligts are no joke and they really work the plants hard!!! they suck all the juice right out of them!!! try keeping them fed more.

how far away are your lights?
 
KawiZZR

KawiZZR

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BlazedMonkey said:
Hey stoney and irish, most LED panels ive seen are rated to last about 50,000ish hours. Any thoughts on the accuracy of these statements?
Also like HPS would the bulb start to become less efficient with age and output less light?

Just curious if you have any experience, or knowledge with this :P
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LED output will degrade over time as well, but the 50,000 hr rating most companies use is a 30% benchmark for loss of output. That's why they recommend that as the lifespan of the lights. The lights should last well past that point, just with diminishing returns. After 50,000 hrs they'd still probably make really good veg lights, just might not want to flower with them. This doesn't really matter though as 50,000 hrs is about 11.5 yrs of 12/12 so long before that point there will probably be much better flowering lights and you'll have demoted any current panel to veg only anyways.
 
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